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Re: Clarinet kangaroo pads

Author: Steven Ocone
Date: 2015-03-22 18:33

Sorry I was not clear. Clarinbass is correct - it is the treatment of the pad that makes a difference. My comments concerned the most popular kangaroo pad on the market. I didn't remember that there are other porous leather pads available (some of which I have!). These are marketed for bassoons. It is standard procedure to treat these pads when installing to make them airtight.

While some absorbency can reduce stickiness and water problems, the trade off is that the moisture that dries on the pad leaves deposits that makes it hard after a while and reduces its lifetime. Not a big deal, just a consideration.

There isn't one point were it can be said that a clarinet seals. Whenever I do a clarinet I have a target in mind (using a Magnehelic gage).

If kangaroo leather pads are giving you the results you want, great.

Steve Ocone

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